You probably make sure that your drinking water is filtered because you know that you don’t want to drink chlorinated water. Some people even shower after swimming to rinse off the chlorine from the pool (which is pointless because the chlorine has already been absorbed by the skin and there is probably more chlorine in the shower water, unless it is filtered).

Chlorine is absorbed very quickly and easily by the skin, especially when it is heated. Heat opens the pores and relaxes the skin. The heat in a shower makes it easier for the chlorine to escape the water and become a free gas that we breathe in as well. Read more...(194 words, estimated 47 secs reading time)